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abc   Helen Keller Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Helen Keller.  Many people don't know her history in the Mount Washington Valley.  Nella Braddy Henney, in memory for whom the Henney History Room is named  donated by Peter and Joyce Blue  previous blog/s  here .  already had number of resources,  see link here .  now recent donation exponetionally expanded  Blue who edited Summers on Foss, z

abc a sense of history  smell, touch, taste Butter day Nov 17 https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-butter-day-november-17/#:~:text=NATIONAL%20BUTTER%20DAY%20%2D%20November%2017%20%2D%20National%20Day%20Calendar   Cheese day June 4 https://nationaltoday.com/national-cheese-day/   X start with the top part of this artley  insert fhs cream skimmer  etc.  x posset pot  see link here .  x x syllabub  see link here .  x x hasty pudding  see link here .  samp  cheese  book  see link here .  cheese explored in outreach program Pizza Box Time Machine.  insert pics  details  already did the overview bit x x  indepth history  book Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas by Mark Kulansky, author of Cod and Salt.  see link here .  x early 20th century pasteurizing equipment at Remick  see bcltp remick exhibits  dairy related activities good lessons insight into life of the farme...

abc can't have milk without the dad do per father's day  x from the Saco River with Mount Chocorua in the background.  See this link  here .  x z

Do you recognize the company behind this image? How about this one?  Your answer can help date you as well as help you date cows.  The answers can be found on pages 84 and 88 in the book The Illustrated Guide to Cows by Celia Lewis at the Conway Public Library. See this link here .  So how do you date cows? It has to do with the changing tastes for dairy products over time. White Mountain paintings before the 1970s show small diverse herds of mostly brown cows. These types of cows were known for the high percentage of butterfat in their milk.  Elsie the Borden cow seen above is one of these.  (You can click on images to enlarge them). For details on this painting from the Saco River with White Horse Ledge in the background see this link here .  Today most dairy farms, such as the Sherman Farm, raise Holsteins which produce larger amounts of milk but with low butterfat. These are the cows shown above in the Ben and Jerry logo.  The Conway Public L...